Why Should I Use Online Data Backup?

Conventional data backup methods aren't good enough anymore

Setting up consistent online data backup as part of your disaster recovery policy is the only way to safeguard your business' continuity. Conventional data backup is characterised by:

• High failure rates during restoration
• Critical backup failures going undetected until time of restoration
• Slow read / write speeds
• High cost of maintenance and licencing
• No encryption capabilities
• Fixed capacity per unit making backup jobs less flexible
• Prone to physical and mechanical damages
• Prone to theft and loss

Governments have also started imposing regulations to ensure safe data retention; data backup is even required by law in certain sectors. Your industry may not be affected at the moment but it soon will be. To avoid future inconveniences, use online data backup as part of your disaster recovery policy.

Here are some of the data protection laws & regulations that businesses now have to obey:

United Kingdom:

• The Turnbull Guidance 1999
• The Companies Act 2004
• UK Data Protection Act

Europe:

• EU Data Protection Directive (EU DPD)
• EC Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations 2003 (EC Directive)

Online data backup can make your disaster recovery easier and keep you on the right side of the law - call us now on 0870 770 4990 to find out how